You are the perfect example of what a real friend and nice person has to be to win heaven. People like you are not find easy. Kindness is a gift Ivy. A gift that people need in this days of bad news and crisis. You are a sunshine for many people at Care2

Enjoy dining out and telling friends about it? Like to blog? Now you too can be a food critic, on a website where people share their restaurant experiences - both magnificent and disastrous, meet new friends, and whatever else happens.

A look at some of the flavor and marketing failures of some big-name products. This is a hoot!

Excellent look at what some people who insist they've been living with ghosts have done to disinvite their spectral companions. Long read, but informative and entertaining - a must for Halloween night! BOO!

A man who isn't sure he wants to propose and a family's tussle over an heirloom diamond ring he wants to give as the engagement ring if he does. Am I the only one who is creeped out by everyone in this tale?

It is an unfortunate societal axiom that people who are considered attractive get better jobs, better pay, are often considered more intelligent, make more financially-successful marriages. Are there ways to correct this? Yes and no.

The latest rage in re-enactment is - arrrgghh - piratical. From Georgia to California, people are adopting pirate identities & outfitting themselves in everything from Jack Sparrow costumes to authentic buccaneer wear. Some even hand-sew their undies.

...but were afraid to ask...LOL! Fun facts about a favorite holiday.

Reflections on one of the great pitfalls of many marriages: one partner's difficulty in being accepted by, adjusting to and getting along with and the other partner's family.

...read this lighthearted yet telling column by Gail Collins. She shines an amusing light on an otherwise ugly political season.